2 Subs Of EDCCash Boss Reported Cases Of Alleged Fraud Of Rp2.5 Billion

Reporting attorney, Pitra Romadoni/Rizky Adytia-VOI

JAKARTA - Two subordinates of the EDCCash boss were reported by their customers to Polda Metro Jaya. The report relates to allegations of fraud and embezzlement worth IDR 2.5 billion.

The lawyer for the complainant, Pitra Romadoni, stated that the parties reported in this case had the initials S and VL. The alleged fraud experienced by his client, Imam Fatoni Effendi, began when he met S at a mall in Jakarta in 2019.

"The person concerned offered and promised Pak Iman profits for long-term investments in the form of crypto coins," Pitra told reporters, Friday, November 5.

During the meeting, S promised his client that he would earn a profit of 0.5 percent every day. In fact, there will be greater profits after 6 months after investing.

"He also promised a profit within 6 months of getting a car and going for Umrah and buying a house for EDCCash members," he said.

Until finally, said Pitra, his client was deceived. Then, hand over the money to the two reported parties.

"So it was transferred to S (reported) for up to Rp. 805 million and the person concerned also introduced another leader, namely VL, until the transfer amounted to Rp. 1.6 billion," said Pitra.

"The total loss reached Rp 2.5 billion," he continued.

However, the promised profit is just a hoax. Because, when billed, the reported always avoids it for various reasons.

"Against this, the reason they are leaders is that this account has an error, it cannot be accessed so that the capital cannot be returned and the profits cannot be disbursed," said Pitra.

A year later, the reported parties admitted to the complainants that the investment offered was fraudulent. They also apologized.

However, when asked to return the money, they seemed to have no good faith. In the end, it was decided to make a report. The report is registered with the number STTLP/B/5539/XI/2021/SPKT/POLDA METRO JAYA.